Build_it vs Cahoot Learning Portal

Build_it runs structured cohort programmes that take learners through practical skills training toward a portfolio project. Its programmes cover career skills, AI, engineering, business, data, personal branding, and freelancing, with a stated focus on African learners. Lessons unlock at 7 AM local time each day, and learners cannot self-pace or skip ahead. Live cohorts, streak tracking, milestones, and alumni groups structure the experience. A peer activity feed, absence detection, learner nudges, and an at-risk facilitator dashboard support participation; working professionals review submissions and provide feedback. Programmes are designed to finish with a portfolio deliverable. Eligible graduates can receive a publicly verifiable certificate after completing lessons and receiving approval for final work. Build_it supports Android and web, with offline lesson caching and PWA installation for phone use on patchy 4G. The Do More With AI programme is free, lasts three weeks, and includes 48 lessons across 12 modules. Paid programme purchases are described as one-time payments by card or Mobile Money, with a 48-hour refund window.

Cahoot Learning Portal is a web platform that combines learning content, cohort programs and education communities. Organisations can provide course libraries, self-paced courses, cohort journeys and live events, with community spaces and shared tools for peer connection. Automated communications, learner nudges, tracking and evaluation are intended to reduce administration. Reports cover program data, completion rates, course enrolments, surveys and attendance. Customers can update programs themselves or work with Cahoot’s team to design and deliver programs. The portal supports co-branding or full white-labelling, and Cahoot says it can serve dozens or thousands of learners locally or globally in multiple languages. Hosting, maintenance, guided onboarding and support are included. Cahoot says it integrates with an organisation’s LMS, holds ISO 27001 certification and hosts data onshore in Australia. The portal is described as WCAG-compliant. Pricing is on request. Cahoot Learning says its story began in 2004 and is headquartered in Essendon, Victoria, Australia.